Drug Addiction and Alcoholism in the Family, With Dr. Charles Sophy

Published March 16, 2014

Drug Addiction and Alcoholism in the Family, with Dr. Charles Sophy – Doctor Charles Sophy, F.A.C.N. from Vh1’s “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House” explains why addiction is considered a family disease. He explains how Addictio…

Innocent Lost: Destinee Gross

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Her husband "rescued" her from that life, but then failed to help Meneely curb her appetite for drugs. Four times in 2011 and 2012, DCF was warned that Meneely's drug addiction endangered her baby, Destinee. Meneely, the agency had been told, was …
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Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel

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“Prescription drug abuse is a serious issue in this country and in South Carolina, affecting far too many of our citizens and their families,” Haley said. “Finding solutions for drug addiction of any kind is always complicated and takes a real team …
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Chasing an epidemic

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Law enforcement agencies will help get survivors of a drug overdose connected with local treatment providers. “We have a terrible problem, and we have to do something more than what we're doing,” Ms. Bates said. The new approach will start with the …
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